“Criminal gang violence includes extortion, kidnapping and other abuses that contribute to major inequalities,” the UN said. Photo: IOM/Twitter.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Friday that some 96,000 people have been displaced as a result of gang violence in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

The company said the number of displaced people has tripled in the past five months as a result of the violence by these criminal gangs.

The IOM said the total number of people displaced between June and August this year was 113,000, of which 96,000 are due to the insecurity in Port-au-Prince and another 17,000 are among those affected by the August 2021 earthquake. . .

For her part, the United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, deplored the fact that a significant number of Haitians were forced to leave their homes to seek refuge from the violence.

❗96,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital by September 2022.

The number of people displaced by gang violence has tripled in the last five months, according to the latest report from the IOM.https://t.co/gMWf0Dj5mI

— IOM – UN Migration 🇺🇳 (@UNmigration) October 28, 2022

“The violence of criminal gangs leads to extortions, kidnappings and other abuses that contribute to the great inequalities, lack of basic happiness and general insecurity in the Haitian capital,” reports the UN in its news portal.

Another element affecting the living conditions of the Haitian people is inflation, particularly in food and fuel, which is leading to a further deterioration in living conditions, the company said.

In addition, the country is facing a cholera outbreak that is currently affecting eight of the ten departments and has claimed the lives of 52 people and 2,000 suspected cases.

In recent days, there have also been mobilizations in Haiti against a possible intervention after approval by the Council of Ministers so that the country’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, could request the immediate deployment of a specialized force.

#Haiti | 19,000 people face the highest level of food insecurity in Port-au-Prince, the UN said, saying it was the first time the country had people in phase five of the food security classification. @temasteleSUR | Photo: https://t.co/nGalGSmMN4 pic.twitter.com/60LpzIll7N

— Deisy Toussaint (@deisy_telesur) October 14, 2022

According to an article by journalist Lautaro Rivara shared by the Latin American Information Agency (ALAI), “an intervention that is nothing new and cannot produce results different from those of the past: a dozen military or civilian missions occupied the country in the last few 30 years that pursue the declared goals of “stabilization”, “peace” or “justice”.

Likewise, Rivara spoke of “an invisibility of the many proposals that civil society itself and the Haitian armed forces themselves have made publicly and overtly in recent years of crisis: some of them propose the immediate holding of elections.”

(Adopted from Telesur)

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The Rhaetian Railway (RhB) did it: The world’s longest passenger train successfully dominated the 25-kilometer UNESCO World Heritage route in Graubünden on Saturday afternoon. The record train was almost two kilometers long and was driven by seven machinists.

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The record route took a demanding mountain route to Alvaneu (Canton of Graubünden). The nearly 3,000 tonne convoy with 100 carriages climbed nearly 800 meters on the UNESCO World Heritage Albula/Bernina route, passed through two spiral tunnels and two further turns and crossed the famous Landwasser viaduct near Filisur.

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First, the train departure was delayed by 20 minutes. Apparently, a camera that was fixed on a coupling caused problems, explained Renato Fasciati, director of RhB to the Keystone-SDA news agency. At that moment, he “shivered a lot” and thought: What if the record-breaking train didn’t even leave the Albula Tunnel. After all, a “great weight fell from his heart” in the beginning.

Even with the planned test duration of 46 minutes, not everything went smoothly. The train took a total of one hour and ten minutes. Fasciati suspected that the disembarkation of the 150 guests in Bergün was taking longer than planned and that some security checks were still being carried out.

World record attempt by Rhaetian Railway

The Swiss Railway is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. For this reason, the Rhaetian Railway attempted a world record at Graubünden on Saturday. The longest passenger train in the world covered part of the Albula route.

Power plant activation

The passenger train produced so much electricity on its descent that it would cover the needs of a single-family house for a year. So that the network is not overloaded, the train traveled at a reduced speed of 30 to 35 kilometers per hour. It was like a “mobile power plant,” Fasciati said. Overall, the world record attempt did not consume more energy than a normal day of RhB operation.

The trial cost a million

The cost of the grand event came largely from donations of one million Swiss francs. Fasciati credited his team and all the helpers with the record’s success. About 400 people were in action on Saturday. He is now thinking about how he will celebrate the event with his employees.

World record longest passenger train

The director of the railway company followed the attempt on a live broadcast. “I felt tremendous joy, gratitude and relief,” he said. After the successful attempt, he received a Guinness World Records certificate in a marquee. The entry reads: “Longest Narrow Gauge Passenger Train”. A representative of the organization traveled from Turkey on Friday and verified all the relevant details on the spot.

On the left, Raí shows his support for Lula during the Ballon d’Or presentation on October 17. Right Neymar during an online broadcast on October 22. RR.SS.

The photo of the poster hanging in the middle of a street adorned with dozens of green and yellow Brazilian flags became famous this week: “It’s not politics, it’s the cup.” The residents of the city of Belo Horizonte followed a deep-rooted tradition but didn’t want to be passed off as ardent supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has appropriated symbols such as the flag and football team jersey. In a climate of extreme polarization, right-wing extremist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be contesting the presidency of the footballing country on Sunday shortly before the World Cup in Qatar. Politics has also resulted in the most popular sport being torn apart, with players and past glories in opposing corners. Two of Paris Saint-Germain’s idols, Neymar and Raí, were the most notorious.

Bolsonaro has scored a goal that will debut against Serbia on November 24 with the vocal support of Neymar, who has been named Seleçao leader. Brazil’s 10 has urged that they vote for the extreme right and even went a step further when, during a live broadcast with the President a week ago, he vowed to match his goals in Qatar with a nod to the number to celebrate the retired captain in the electronic ballot boxes. “He supported me in the most difficult moment,” the footballer said of the president, who came to his defense when he was accused of raping a woman in 2019 and was dismissed due to lack of evidence. The Brazilian star, who is very present on social media and in which he posted another supportive video this Saturday, can help young voters who, according to polls, mostly choose Lula, the favorite in the elections.

Without being so explicit, Thiago Silva and Dani Alves have also alluded to a version of the motto “God, Country and Family” that Bolsonaro often uses, nostalgic for the Brazilian dictatorship. They are joined by former footballers such as Rivaldo, Julio Baptista and Robinho – who was sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy in 2013 for raping a woman while playing for Milan.

The Canarinha shirt and Brazilian flag became something of a conservative emblem during the protests against President Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s successor and partner in the Workers’ Party (PT) that led to her impeachment in 2016. Bolsonaro’s power is calling on his supporters to go to e-elections in his shirt, ubiquitous at his rallies. The most progressive Brazilians have stopped feeling comfortable with the garment or even with the simple combination of green and yellow colors, although Lula has suggested “saving” the symbols of national pride “hijacked” by Bolsonarianism.

A billboard amidst Brazilian flags on a street in Belo Horizonte, on October 16, 2022. DOUGLAS MAGNO (AFP)

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) hopes the team’s politicization will recede after the elections, but Neymar’s notoriety complicates that plan. Another Brazilian star, Richarlison, has lamented people taking these symbols into the political arena. “By doing so we lose the identity of the shirt and the flag,” said the Tottenham attacker, without going so far as to openly choose Lula.

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The former president of the left was supported by some players, technicians and former footballers, among others Juninho Pernambucano and former Brazil and Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburg, who called Bolsonaro a “sociopath”. Also others with great symbolic weight like Walter Casagrande, a speaker of the Corinthian democracy along with the late Socrates who was not only an athlete but also a doctor and political activist. This well-known movement emerged in the Corinthians of São Paulo and positioned itself in the turmoil of the military dictatorship (1964-1985) for democracy. This team won a championship in those years with a jersey that evoked democracy, among many other gestures. Lula himself, who also campaigned for direct elections, is a fan of Corinthians and flags alluding to the Corinthians are always present at his rallies alongside emblems of unions, black and feminist movements “Corinthian Democracy.

“Politics this is nothing new in Brazilian football,” stresses British journalist Andrew Downey, Socrates’ biographer. “The most important thing about Corinthian democracy was that the public listened to players like Socrates because he was a charismatic leader, the captain of the 1982 team, and he spoke about politics, human rights and the need to vote. He believed in the good of all and fought for the poorest.”

The most determined supporter of Lula’s campaign was precisely Sócrates’ younger brother, Raí, who was also a PSG idol himself and won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994. This month during the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris , Raí was in attendance for the award Socrates Prize to reward the social activism off the field of a footballer “won by Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mané from Senegalese”. On stage, Raí hand-drawn the letter L, a popular symbol among Lula’s followers. “Socrates stands for fair values, democracy to achieve a better world and football represents the world we dream of,” his brother said at the ceremony. “I know what Socrates would think,” he concluded in the second round this Sunday. Lula herself thanked for the gesture. When they won a league in the 1980s, Corinthians perpetuated a motto that still holds true in the polarized Brazil of 2022: “Win or lose, but always in democracy.”

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‘I don’t crush his girl’: Antonio Brown doesn’t apologize for old teammate Tom Brady’s constant digging and shows no sympathy for his divorce from Gisele Bundchen, saying ‘people go through divorces every day’

By Jack Bezants

Published: 6:22 PM BST, October 29, 2022 | Updated at 6:22 PM BST, 29 October 2022

Controversial former NFL star Antonio Brown has been grilled over why he shot his old teammate Tom Brady during his divorce from Gisele Bundchen – and went completely unapologetic.

In an interview with Patrick Bet-David, Brown was asked why he has repeatedly tried to torment Brady with bogus images of him with Brady’s now ex-wife on social media.

“I don’t smash his girl, I don’t know his girl,” said Brown, 34, before Bet-David interjected, saying: “I’m not going there”.

Brown continued, “People go through a divorce every day. And me? What if I’m on the news and people say I’m crazy?

“It’s just a picture from the Super Bowl. His divorce is his private life, I have nothing to do with that brother. Many of the things I said tonight you will never understand.

“How am I supposed to make you understand if I tell you what I’m thinking and you can find out what I’m thinking? Just so you can sideline what’s respect and what’s not?’

Antonio Brown hasn’t apologized for taunting Tom Brady about his divorce

Brady and Gisele Bundchen confirmed on Friday that they are divorcing after 13 years

Brown has taken to social media in recent weeks with Photoshopped images of him and Bundchen hugging

Bet-David went on to say Brown’s trolling of Brady “threw me off track”. Brown appeared uncomfortable but ultimately unrepentant.

“It is what it is,” Brown said. “It has nothing to do with the children. I don’t expect you to understand.’

Brady and Bundchen announced their divorce on Friday. The Bucs star said it was a “difficult” and “painful” decision that the couple made after “a lot of thought.”

Gisele, 42, said: “Ending a marriage is never easy…we grew apart.” She said she wished Brady “the best,” but confirmed the couple had “grown apart.”

“I feel blessed for the time we had together and always wish Tom the best,” she said.

Both said they would continue to raise their two children together.

Brady helped recruit Brown for the Bucs in 2020 and allowed the former wide receiver to live with him before the season began. The quarterback also vouched for Brown’s 2019 transfer to the New England Patriots.

Brown was released by the Patriots after playing in just one game following allegations of sexual and personal misconduct after sending threatening texts to women.

Brady and Bundchen confirmed their divorce in statements on Instagram on Friday. She said her priority had “always” been the kids, but the couple had “grown apart.” In his statement, Brady said the decision was “painful and difficult.”

Brady and Brown played together with the Bucs and Brady never seemed to have a problem with his old teammate to spark the digs on social media

The duo, who won a Super Bowl in 2021, saw their relationship sour after quicksilver wideout slammed Brady following his controversial departure from Tampa Bay.

Brown caused an infamous scene during a Jan. 2, 2022 game against the New York Jets by stripping and throwing gear before charging off the field. He was subsequently released and has not returned to the NFL since.

After being booted by the Bucs, Brown turned on his sidekick Brady and said the NFL quarterback used to be a good friend to him because he was good at football.

“To me, a friend is someone who has your back,” Brown said in a previous interview with the Full Send podcast. “Tom Brady is my boyfriend, why? Because I’m a good soccer player. He needs me to play soccer. People have different meanings of what friendship is.’

The former Buccaneer receiver explained on the podcast that his friend was primarily on business with Brady.

“You can’t really expect anyone in the football business to be your friend,” Brown said. “In the football business, our business wins. Brady and I like to win. We have that in common. That’s what makes me want to be around him, makes us shaky, makes us great.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will embark on a week-long trip to three countries next month for a summit quartet — including one that could potentially put him in the same space as China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday that Biden will first travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the COP 27 climate conference on Nov. 11 before traveling to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to attend to attend the US-ASEAN Summit of the Southeast Asian leaders and the East Asia Summit. He then travels to Bali, Indonesia for the G20 Summit, a gathering of leaders from most of the world’s largest economies.

The President’s foreign trip begins just days after the crucial midterm elections in the United States, which will determine which party controls the House and Senate.

The G-20 summit could also offer Biden his first opportunity as president to meet face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart Xi, and possibly put him in a room with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . Often referred to by his initials MBS, the prince is the de facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom.

Putin, Xi and MBS have not yet announced their travel plans.

Biden and Xi traveled to the US and China together when both were vice presidents and have had several phone calls since Biden became president in January 2021. But US-China relations are increasingly strained.

The US president has held China accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, suppressing the voices of democracy activists in Hong Kong, blackmailing trade practices, its military provocations against democratic, self-governing Taiwan and differences over Russia’s criminal prosecution of his country for eight months old war against Ukraine

The Xi government, meanwhile, has criticized the Biden administration’s stance on Taiwan — which Beijing eventually wants to unite with communist mainland China — as undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said earlier this week that US and Chinese officials were working to arrange a leaders’ meeting, but one thing has not yet been confirmed. Biden underscored his “responsibility to manage increasingly intense competition with China” at the start of a meeting with Defense Department officials on Wednesday.

“As I said, we must maintain our military advantage, but we make it clear that we do not seek conflict,” Biden said.

It is less likely that Biden would have one-on-one talks with either Putin or MBS.

The Biden administration organized the international community to hit Moscow with a barrage of sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and has pledged more than $40 billion in economic and military aid to help Ukraine and its war-torn neighbors help.

Biden and Putin held an in-person meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2021, months before Russia began massing troops along the border with Ukraine. They last spoke by phone in February, with Biden warning Putin that Russia faces “serious costs” if he goes ahead with the invasion.

Biden announced earlier this month that there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia after the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance attempts to curb oil production. The White House also said it was reassessing its relationship with the kingdom amid oil production cuts that White House officials say will help Russia, another OPEC+ member, replenish its coffers as it faces its nearly eight-month hiatus War in Ukraine continues.

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel separately to Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the Nov. 18-19 meeting of heads of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and then visit Manila, Philippines, the White House said.